Watch this short video which shows Rio Stools in customers' homes.

The Rio Stool is one of the most popular in our range of Italian Luxury Bar Stools. It has a simple, stylish design of seat which can be fitted to all 6 of the standard bases. The seat can be upholstered with Real Leather or a Man Made Eco Leather.( called Magic Eco Leather).

The seat is created from two Laminated Shaped Plywood bases. These are covered with foam and then the Real Leather or Eco Leather Cover is cut and fitted to the outside of one base and the inside of the other base. Finally, the two bases are fixed nestling together, like two spoons. This method of construction gives a very smooth and tailored finish with no visible fixings.

Bases
The picture above shows Rio Stools fitted with Base 50 in Charcoal epoxy Powder Coated Finish. All 6 bases are illustrated below:-

N.B  Extra finishes have been added recently. Here is the full list of available finishes for every base; -

Mirror Chrome or Black Chrome or Brushed Steel. Alternatively                                                                     
Black or Charcoal or Chocolate Brown or Bronze or Gold or Nickel Satin (Silver) EPC Finish and finally                       
Bright Gold Plated or Brushed Gold Plated for those with larger budgets.

EPC means Epoxy Powder Coated.  This hard, Matt Finish is applied to the steel, then baked in an oven.
The Nickel Satin Finish is a Matt Silver colour
The Gold Plated Finishes use Real Gold, so they are rather expensive. There is an alternative. By choosing Gold EPC finish, you will get a matt Gold Finish at a significantly lower price.

You can choose the base and the finish that you want by clicking the "Base Style and Finish" button, then pick the option you like. The extra cost for each selection will show in a bracket beside it.  

N.B. The gas column must always be chrome plated because that is the only finish that is hard enough to resist the constant rubbing movement on an adjustable stool.  The factory default is to supply Mirror Chrome Gas Columns. (Except for the Black Chrome Base which has a black chrome gas column.) However, with the Black, Charcoal and Bronze finishes, we consider that the gas column should be the Black chrome finish, because it blends better with the dark finishes,  This is available as an optional extra.

The seat can be covered in all 27 of the Magic Eco Leather colours or 30 Real Leather Colours. 
Click the highlighted link to see the two Upholstery Sample Cards . 

Eco Leather is a High Quality Man Made Material which looks and feels like Real Leather but without the same price tag. It is Very Hard Wearing.

The Martindale Rub Test measures the ability of fabric to resist wear. It is purely a comparative test, to show which fabric is more hard wearing. A piece of fabric is placed on a table and a mechanical shoe scuffs it until it wears out. If the fabric survives over 15,000 cycles, then is considered suitable for Contract use - that is it can be used on chairs or bar Stools in commercial locations, like Shops, Offices, Restaurants etc.  Magic Eco Leather had not worn out after 100, 000 cycles, which is almost 7 times the requirement of contract usage.  Having said that, we still recommend Real Leather upholstery for the greatest longevity.

There is a Rio chair which matches the Rio Bar Stool.  This is ideal for Open Plan Dining Kitchens, because the Bar stools and chairs match each other in style. Naturally they can be covered in the same colour leather or fabric to give a totally  co-ordinated effect.      

N.B. It is possible to get the seat of the Rio Stool upholstered in two different colours of Eco Leather . One on the inside of the seat and the other on the outside of the seat. We call this Bi-Colour.  There is an extra cost for this option. Please ask for more information if this is of interest.   

Also, the outside back of Rio Stools or chairs can have a quilted upholstery cover in Real Leather or Eco Leather, as an optional extra. Once again please ask for more information.

For more information, or to order any Rio bar stools or chairs, please e-mail info@breakfastbarstools.co.uk. or phone 0141 423 8283.

For a full quotation, we require to know the quantity of stools required, as well as the base design, finish and upholstery cover together with the delivery post code.